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Birketsmithiola sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Birketsmithiola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1901)
Citation:Ilema sanguicosta, sp. n.
Original genus:Eilema
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1901c. New species of Syntomidae and Arctiadae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(7) 8
Issue:45
Pagination:181–182
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980229
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Birketsmithiola sanguicosta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Birketsmithiola by M. Krüger (2015b: 74).

Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Birketsmithiola sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, genitalia slide 5695♂, NHMUK. Kenya [Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Nakuru County, Elburgon, Uganda Railway at mile 478, 25.xi.1900, leg. C. S. Betton.
Birketsmithiola sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by A. V. Volynkin (2022: 76), genitalia slide 1550♂, NHMUK Kenya [Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Nakuru County, Elburgon, Uganda Railway at mile 478, 25.xi.1900, leg. C. S. Betton.
Distribution note:

The record of DRCongo (S. G. Kiriakoff 1965b: 7), Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda (E. C. G. Pinhey 1975: 164) refer to other species and need clarification. The record of Zimbabwe (G. F. Hampson 1901c: 182) belongs to B. transvaalensis (see A. V. Volynkin 2022: 76).

Volynkin A. V. 2022. Taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Birketsmithiola Krüger with descriptions of five new species (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae).
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Birketsmithiola sanguicosta (Hampson, 1901) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1901c. New species of Syntomidae and Arctiadae. page 181
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Birketsmithiola sanguinicosta (Kiriakoff, 1965) (Kiriakoff, 1965) species Misapplied Lithosia sanguinicosta